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WANTED U Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Joji
Joji · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gretsch G5420T Electromatic Hollow Body
Pickups
Gretsch Black Top Filter'Tron humbuckers
Amp
Unknown studio amp (likely Fender or Vox style clean platform, but not confirmed for this recording)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
No direct evidence of exact amp or pedal models for the riff section of 'WANTED U' by Joji. Gear inferred from genre, era, and typical studio practices. Studio recording, released 2018 (BALLADS 1 album).
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain4
Reverb5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
Gretsch G5420T → Chorus pedal → Reverb pedal → Clean amp (likely Fender or Vox style, spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- slightly gritty edge
- warm hollowbody resonance
- clear note definition
- mild breakup
- lush ambience
- dynamic pick attack
- open, airy highs
- midrange presence
- not heavily saturated
- studio-polished